Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

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WHEN NOT TO USE AN APOSTROPHE DO NOT use an apostrophe with a personal pronoun. At hpeops terros po hn ea sl pa rr oe nnoout nuss ea dr et o“ ms hy , o” w“ mpi on ses, ”e “sys oi ounr, ”f o“ ry opuerrss,o” n“ ha il sp, ”r “ohneoru, ” n“ sh. eTr hs ,e” “pi ot ss, ”s e“ sosui rv, ”e “f tohremi rs, ” o f “theirs.” STUDENT TEXT, p. 33 EXPLANATIONS 32. Ac ocnc os irsdt iendg otfot lwe ge ennt yd-, f Ko ui nr gkAn ri gt hh ut sr, secaoc uh rot f wtahleonmt owravsircthuoes.en by Arthur for a special 32. (H) English/Conventions of Standard English/Punctuation/Apostrophes CC: ELA-Literacy.L.11–12.2 CCRS: ADV.PU.3

The Cambridge Edge Ao fs tah ug emnbe,rsailnrguul lea r nouns and inde�inite pa pr oons toruonpsh ae dadn dt h“e- s .” Pi nl u“ r- sa”l na do du nosnel yn dt hi ne g apostrophe.

FG.. NKionCghAarnthgeurs’ court H. King Arthur’s court J. Kings Arthurs’s court

Difficulty Level = 1; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Example Tf ohr ims soefnttheen cper or pe qe ru inr oe us nt h“eK pi nogs sAerstshi uv er, ” ab ny da dt hdei nsgi nagnu al aprops torsospe hs sei vaen di s “csr. ”e Da toe dn o t be distracted by (J); the king’s name is “Arthur,” not “Arthurs.” 33. (A) English/Conventions of Standard English/No Change CC: ELA-Literacy.L.9–10.1 CCRS: AVG.PU.2 Difficulty Level = 2; Teaching Time = 3–6 minutes; Purpose = Walkthrough I“ft ot hdiasys’ se nt ut er mn coei lh,”atdh es ani da spooms seetshsiinvge l i k e wt hoeupl dr ebpeo sr ei tqi ouni r“eodf. ”I na l trhe iasdcyacsree, ahtoews ea v e r, ct hoen nweocrtdi otnhbe eptrweepeons i“tti oi mn aels ”p ha nrads“et u r m o i l ,” modi�ies. 34. (J) English/Conventions of Standard Difficulty Level = 2; Teaching Time = 3–6 minutes; Purpose = Application T“ wh ee i ug hn tdl ei frtlei rn”esdi nncoeuint rme uf esrtsbteo tthhee ssiinngguullaarr ps er no tneonucne .“Ts hhee”sfeonutnedn ceea rdlei es rc ri inb tehseh e r f a c e , smoutshtebseinugsuelda.r possessive “weightlifter’s” English/Punctuation/Apostrophes CC: ELA-Literacy.L.11–12.2 CCRS: AVG+.PU.4

33. Ii sn itmh ep ot ur tramnot itlootfroyutro mk eoedpe ri nn mt i mi neds ,t hi te fouunrdsaomcieentyt.al moral values that structure A. No Change BC .. mm oo dd ee rr nn tt ii mm ee s’ s’ D. modern times’s 34. Ww ehi igl he tsl hi f et eards df ar ec es sheaddt ha ne be xa pr br ee sl ls, itohne o f deep concentration. FG.. NthoeCwheaingghetlifters’ face H. the weightlifters’s face J. the weightlifter’s face